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WASA chief seeks transfer in midst of monsoon Uncertainty looms with infighting between HDA, WASA ahead of monsoon rains HYDERABAD: As monsoon rains loom large, the agency responsible for draining the rainwater is witnessing an uncertain situation, with its chief wanting to relinquish his post. The managing director of the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), Zahid Hussain Khemtio, has informed local government authorities as well as the director-general of the Hyderabad Development Authority (WASA), which is the parent organisation of WASA, about his decision. Speaking to The Express Tribune the MD confirmed that he wants to be transferred. However, he did not disclose the reason that prompted him to seek removal from the position. An official privy to the state of affairs alleged that some senior officials are continuously nagging Khemtio and that they are also allegedly creating impediments for him. ....
HDA told to collect EDC at old rate Authority had increased the rate from Rs250 per square yard to Rs1,450 per square yard Sindh High Court building. PHOTO: EXPRESS HYDRABAD: The Hyderabad Development Authority (HDA) seems to have lost the initial battle against builders and developers on the matter of external development charges (EDC) collected for providing external infrastructure development for a housing scheme. The Sindh High Court has barred the authority from collecting the renewed EDC of Rs1,450 per square yard of covered area in a housing scheme till the next date of hearing on May 27. The HDA has been ordered to collect the old EDC of Rs250 per square yard till it can convince the court that the sudden hike in the charges, increasing it by six times, was justified. ....